APPLICATION OF UP PLANT MATERIALS

Ken HolsingerBLM Uncompahgre Field Office

kholsing@blm.gov 970-240-5389

3600 Acres Burned

MELLEN FIRE SEED MIXCommon Name Scientific Name Variety lbs

PLS/ac% Seed mix

Western wheatgrass

Pascopyrum smithii Rosana 5 31

Crested wheatgrass

Agropyron cristatum Hycrest 2 13

Thickspike wheatgrass

Elymus lanceolatus Critana 3 19

Indian ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides Rimrock 5 31

Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda Uncompaghre

Plateau 1 6

UP POSE Seeding Rate 1pls lb/acre

Mellen Fire Results

Study Number

Percent Frequency

Percent Cover

Percent Composition

1A 10 0.3 0.8

2A 5 0.1 1.2

3A 15 0.4 2.7

4A 5 0.1 0.4

Beaver Fire Seed MixCommon

Name Scientific Name Variety lbs PLS/ac

% Seed mix

Muttongrass Poa fendleriana UP Release 1 4Sandburg bluegrass Poa secunda Uncompahgr

e Plateau 1 4Bottlebrush squirreltail

Elymus elymoides Tusas 2 7

Slender wheatgrass

Elymus trachycaulus

ssp. trachycaulus

San Luis 3 11

Triticosecale (Quickguard) ×Triticosecale Quickguard 20 74

UP POSE & POFE Seeding Rate 1pls lb/acre

Beaver Fire Results

Study Number Species 

Percent Frequen

cyPercent Cover

Percent Composition

Beaver WF1 CTI1 POSE 13.33 0.33 0.59

Beaver WF1 CTI1 POFE 6.67 0.17 0.76

*Additional Plot Frequency POSE 2011 40% 2012 80%

*Additional Plot Frequency POFE 2011 35% 2012 70%

Total Study Area Plant Cover 2012 56.33%

Grammor Fire Seed MixCommon Name Scientific Name Variety

lbs PLS/a

c

% Seed mix

Western yarrowAchillea

millefolium var. occidentalis

Uncompahgre Plateau 0.09 1

Indian ricegrass Achnatherum hymenoides Rimrock 2.7 25

Bottlebrush squirreltail

Elymus elymoides VNS 2.8 26

Sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus VNS 0.4 4

Western wheatgrass

Pascopyrum smithii Arriba 3.6 34

Common sunflower

Helianthus annuus VNS 0.9 8

Sandburg bluegrass Poa secunda Uncompahgr

e Plateau 0.25 2

UP POSE Seeding Rate0.25 pls lb/acre

Grammor Fire Results

Study Number Species Percent

FrequencyPercent Cover

Percent Composition

Grammor WF1 CTI1

(2011)POSE 6.67 0.17 0.82

Grammor WF1 CTI2

(2011)POSE 33.33 0.83 3.68

Grammor WF1 CTI2

(2012)POSE 13.33 1.17 3.50

Grammor WF1 CTI1

(2011)ACMIO 6.67 1.00 4.92

Grammor WF1 CTI1

(2012)ACMIO 26.67 3.00 6.27

Total Study Area Plant Cover 2012CTI1 47.8% CTI2 33.3% CTI3 29.7%

*Additional Plot Frequency for GrammorPOSE

WF1 CTI1 2010 40%2011 60%2012 30%

WF1 CTI2 2010 50%2011 100%2012 90%

WF1 CTI3 2010 0%2011 0%2012 10%